Yorke Peninsula · Indigenous Area
How much of daily life sits within a walk of home — a transparent 0–10 walkability score and the everyday destinations you can reach on foot: shops, public transport, schools, parks and health services, plus the streets and terrain in between.
A gentle terrain slope of 3.4% makes walking easier in the Yorke Peninsula, yet the area remains mostly car-dependent. Only 30.8% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of basic amenities, which is far below the South Australian figure of 67.0%. This creates a landscape where most residents rely on vehicles for their daily needs.
All indigenous area areas, 2021. The marker is Yorke Peninsula — mostly car-dependent of areas.
| Yorke Peninsula | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| 5573, SA | 2.2 |
| South Australia | 5.5 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Yorke Peninsula by walking time to the nearest amenity of each type, on an elevation-aware pedestrian network. How we calculate this →
The overall walkability score and how much of daily life is a short walk away.
The walkability score for the region is 2.7, meaning it is mostly car-dependent. This is far below the South Australian score of 5.5, with residents typically having access to only 2.9 amenity types within a 15-minute walk.
2.7
Mostly car-dependent of indigenous area areas.
A 0–10 score for how much of daily life sits within an easy walk of the average home — weighing how close groceries, public transport, cafés, parks, health services, schools, culture and everyday services are, and how many of each. Walking times are measured on an elevation-aware pedestrian network, so hills count against reach. The methodology page describes how the score is put together.
2.9
Lower than 75% of indigenous area areas.
How many of the eight everyday amenity types — groceries, food & drink, health, schools, parks, culture, everyday services and public transport — the average home can reach on foot within 15 minutes, out of 8.
30.8%
Lower than 73% of indigenous area areas.
Share of local homes that can reach at least five of the eight everyday amenity types within a 15-minute walk — the "15-minute city" test. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
How many homes can walk to groceries, transport, schools, parks and health services.
Access to essentials is limited, with parks being the most reachable amenity at 59.4% of homes. In contrast, health services are the hardest to reach, as only 23.6% of homes are within a 15-minute walk, far below the state figure of 52.4%.
32.4%
Lower than 75% of indigenous area areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries or everyday shopping. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
33.9%
Lower than 55% of indigenous area areas.
Share of local homes within a 10-minute walk of a public-transport stop — bus, train, tram or ferry. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
26.4%
Lower than 88% of indigenous area areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of a school. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
59.4%
Lower than 71% of indigenous area areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of a park or area of open space. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
23.6%
Lower than 78% of indigenous area areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of health services such as a GP, pharmacy or hospital. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
Amenity density, how well the streets connect, and how hilly the walk is.
The area has one intersection per square kilometre. The land is relatively flat, with a mean terrain slope of 3.4%, which is a little below the South Australian average of 4.6%.
1
Lower than 57% of indigenous area areas.
Walkable street intersections per square kilometre. Denser, better-connected street grids give more direct routes on foot than winding, cul-de-sac layouts.
3.4%
Lower than 73% of indigenous area areas.
Average terrain slope across the area, as a percent grade. Steeper ground shortens how far people will walk; it is already folded into the walkability score through the elevation-aware pedestrian network, and is shown here on its own for context.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Walkability in Yorke Peninsula [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iare/IARE401023/yorke-peninsula/topic/walkability
